City of Dawson council member and former Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation’s deputy chief Jay Farr has been nominated as the Yukon NDP’s candidate to run in the riding of Klondike. Farr’s political experience and deep roots in the community will make Klondike one of the most watched races in this fall’s election.

City of Dawson Councillor Jay Farr has announced that he’s running for the Yukon NDP’s Klondike nomination. The high-profile announcement comes as the Yukon NDP call for a new chapter in Dawson City’s mining history by updating Yukon’s outdated mining laws which allow the application to the Surface Rights Board to move an entire Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in neighbourhood off their own land.

Food security advocate and local business manager Francis van Kessel has been nominated to run for the Yukon NDP in Porter Creek North, becoming the 13th candidate to join the party’s team ahead of this fall’s territorial election.

The Yukon NDP continued to gain momentum by nominating longtime Whitehorse resident André Bourcier as their candidate in Copperbelt North at a members' meeting last night. Bourcier is the Director of the Yukon Native Language Centre at Yukon Colleges Ayamdigut Campus in Whitehorse and the former chair of the Commission scolaire francophone du Yukon.

Progressive voters in Lake Laberge gathered on Tuesday to nominate their candidate for this fall’s territorial election. Bud McCue, business manager for the Whitehorse local of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, will carry the Yukon NDP banner in the rural riding just north of the city. As a union member, McCue is eager to be part of an NDP government that will respects workers’ rights and work hard to create decent paying jobs for Yukoners.

Born and raised Watson Laker Devin Brodhagen, an Aboriginal disability rights activist, is throwing his hat in the ring to win the Yukon NDP nomination for his community. A quadriplegic since age 18, Brodhagen wants to be a part of the next chapter in Watson Lake’s history – and he says that the Yukon NDP are the best choice for Watson Lakers who want to see their community thrive.

The Yukon NDP’s team is hitting the streets today for a day of action with a simple message: Yukoners and their communities need urgent access to better mental health resources. After 14 years of Yukon Party inaction, broken promises and rising wait times, the Yukon NDP is pledging a boost to the territory’s mental health services by cutting wait times and getting more outreach workers into communities and onto people’s doorsteps.

Shaunagh Stikeman won the Yukon NDP nod to take on Darrell Pasloski in Mountainview last night. She told a crowded room of Yukon NDP members that after 14 years of a tired and divisive Yukon Party government, it’s time for new energy and a fresh voice that will fight for Mountainview residents.

The Yukon NDP’s pre-election organizing will get a major boost at the end of July thanks to a visit by former Trinity—Spadina Member of Parliament Olivia Chow. The NDP stateswoman, currently a visiting professor at Ryerson University, will be in town to show her support for the Yukon NDP’s team of experienced candidates and to take part in the growing momentum surrounding the Yukon NDP’s pre-election work. A lifelong paddler, Chow is currently on her latest Yukon river expedition down the Firth River north of Old Crow ahead of her visit to Whitehorse.

Union employee Bud McCue announced today his intention to run for the Yukon NDP in Lake Laberge. The business manager for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1574 says that it’s time to stand up for Yukon and puts Yukoners first. McCue is running for a spot on the Yukon NDP team because he believes in the party’s track record in office and Yukon NDP Leader Liz Hanson’s strong belief in consultation and collaborative decision-making.